by Richard Ashby | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tickets for our international First Round in Berlin, Singapore and New York are now available to book. All sessions are free to attend, so make sure to reserve your tickets today to avoid disappointment! 3, 4, 5 April, Berlin (University of the Arts / UdK) 8 April,...
by Richard Ashby | Feb 5, 2018 | NEWS
The global reach of one of the world’s leading piano competitions is being significantly extended thanks to a renewed partnership with the University of Leeds. The Leeds International Piano Competition and the University have worked together since the earliest days of...
by Richard Ashby | Jan 18, 2018 | NEWS
The personal archive of the woman who founded one of the world’s most famous piano contests has been presented to the University of Leeds. And the achievements of Dame Fanny Waterman DBE, co-founder of Leeds International Piano Competition, will be celebrated with an...
by Richard Ashby | Dec 18, 2017 | NEWS
The Leeds International Piano Competition selects more pianists than planned for First Round of 2018 Competition because of ‘extraordinarily high quality of applicants’ Sixty-eight pianists, aged between 20 and 29 and representing 28 countries, chosen to compete in...
by Richard Ashby | Oct 28, 2017 | NEWS
We talked with the winner of the 2015 Competition, Anna Tsybuleva, about her life, The Leeds, and her advice for the 2018 competitors. How did you choose the piano? When I was 6 years old, my mother put me into a music school and became my first teacher. I was...
by Richard Ashby | Oct 3, 2017 | NEWS
The Leeds International Piano Competition is delighted to announce that The Yaltah Menuhin Award will be presented to the 2018 Competition pianist who demonstrates the greatest collaborative and empathetic qualities in the chamber performance of the semi-final....
by Richard Ashby | Sep 25, 2017 | NEWS
Music students at the University of Leeds will become part of a select band later this year when it gains coveted All-Steinway School status. Leeds will join prestigious international institutions such as New York’s Juilliard School and become the first member of the...
by Richard Ashby | Sep 17, 2017 | NEWS
The Leeds International Piano Competition is proud to announce the end of a successful application period. This year’s pool of applicants are a diverse group aged 20-29 with 58% being 26 years of age or older. The youngest applicants have yet to turn 20, but will be...
by Richard Ashby | Sep 4, 2017 | NEWS
We are very saddened to hear of the death of Sir David Tang, a long-term supporter of The Leeds and of Dame Fanny Waterman, and a generous and active philanthropist. He was also instrumental in introducing Lang Lang to Dame Fanny, resulting in Lang Lang becoming...
by Richard Ashby | Jul 19, 2017 | NEWS
We are delighted to invite Friends, audiences and pianists to a very special dinner on Saturday 16 September at Leeds Civic Hall in celebration of 50 years of the Friends of the Competition. The evening will commemorate the immense contribution of the Friends to the...
